Processing apparatus



April 29, 1930. w 1 CONRAD 1,756,240

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FFicE* WILLIAM' L( CONRAD, or isosci'oiv, MAs'sAcHnsnT'rs rrtooEssiNG APPARATUS Aptiieatian lfiieiiiiugusty e, 192s. serial No. 296.9454.

,This invention` relates to processing` apparatus.

.y Y Processing apparatus in whichjtextile material issubjectedito avprocess involving the' t use of a treating liquor has many'applications,

such as ing, etc. t A Y The apparatus embodying the invention is designed to carryon a process continuously boiling, dyeing, chemi'cking, bleach V310 and to Operate' on' a web orrope of fabric Or onv conn'ectedskeins of yarn or like material which is continuously fed into the apparatus in whichliquid is circulated ar'idcontinuously withdrawn therefrom'.` *Thel apparatus is y so '15 constructed and arranged 'as to accumulate enough of the fabricbetween thejentering and leaving points to allow the fabric to be subjectedf to the a'ctionof the liquor for a Y suiiicient length oftiine for the 'liquor 'to have l .20 the desired action "on the'fabric.

This invention more particularly relates to means in apparatus 4of the character speci'- lied for s upporting'tlie material. A l Theinvention has for its salient object to l provide supporting means for the material in avboiling or bleaching vat or keir so construct# ed `an'djarranged;that thedepth to which the material is submerged can be regulatedA andV v the withdrawal ofthe material from the sup'- port'canI be controlled.

Further -objects of the invention ywill ap# pear'from the following speciication'taken in connection with the drawings, which form a part of this application, and in which p n Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of apparatus constructed in accordance `with thel invention; c Fig.- 2 is a detailv sectionalelevation taken substantially on line 2-,2of Fig. 1'; and f Fig. l 3' is a sectional ,eleyation showing a .40 slightly different form* ofsupporting shelf v const-ructedin accordance with the invention. 1 The invent-ion briefly described consists of a vat Vor keir having means Ifor feedingtex` tile material thereinto and-having supporting means therein 'for supportingthe materialv in the vat. l Thev support-ing means is sowcon'- lstructed and arranged tliatitcanbe bodily, Y

verticallyadjusted and', furthermore, is lso constructedand arranged that .it can belangalera-adjusted.'The vertical adjustment permits thesupporting of the material at differentdepths in thevat and the angular adjustment is provided for the purpose of fac ilitating or retarding the withdrawal of the material from the supporting means. Also', if desired, tlie supporting means can be dropped vertically out of supporting posi'tionf Furthermore, the invention includes shelves 'iX- edly supported in a vat andextending toward each other, the inner ends of the shelves being spaced apart.

. Further details of tlieinvention will ap- 1 pear from the following description.Y Y

The supporting means is adaptedfor use in any desired form of keir or vatbut in the form of thek invention illustrated there is shown a keir similar to that disclosed inl Pat- Y l ent No. 1,665,624. In the form of the appar Y ratus illustrated in the drawings, there is shown a receptacle or keir 10 provided with a fabric containing portion 11 separated from the remaining portionof the receptacle downwardly extending partition 12. `The lpartition 12 and the opposite side wall 13 of the receptacle arer provided with pairs of inalined pei'forations or openings 16 and 17.

j' Each flange has bolted thereto, by means of bolts20, a bracket 21, the bracket being vertically adjustable on the flange since the bolts 20 can be secured through any desired openings 16 or 17 in the flanges.

wardly eXte'ndingflanges'M and 15 having Y The'brackets on the flanges o'f'each pair i Each bracket 21 has formed therein a seijies'of perforations 30 and a pin 31 can be inserted in any desired perforation to support the shelf 26. It will be understood that the pins in both brackets of each pair of brackets will be positioned at the same level.

It will be obvious that the bracketsA and shelves carried thereby can be positioned at any desired height, ,thus determining the depth'to which the material is submerged in wo the treating liquor. Furthermore,the Shelves can be adjusted on the brackets to the desired inclination, thus facilitating or retarding the withdrawal of the bottom layer from the supporting material.

' Any desired means may be provided for feeding the material into the vat or keir. In

Y the form of the invention shown, the feeding and guiding mechanism is supported on a pair of rails V5 and 36 mounted on the top 'the fabric to feed rolls' 41 and 42 and the roll 41 is mounted on a shaft 43 which can be Vdriven from any suitable source of power and the roll 42 1s driven by frictional engagement with the roll 41 and is freely rotatable .on al shaftv 45. The roll 42 has eccentrically secured thereto a pitman 47 which is connected at its opposite end to a crank V48 carried by a pivot shaft 49 on which is mounted a Y feed tube 50. The upper end ofthe tube 50 is disposed below the feed rolls 41 and 42 in a position to receive the material as it is fed downwardly by the feed rolls.

. In order to insure the thorough permeation of the material with the treating liquor,

A means is provided for spraying the liquor on the material as itis fed downwardly from the feed rolls and before. it is piled in VZlgza'g folds across the receptacle or is submerged in ,the bath of liquor. This is accomplished by means of av pump which is adapted to continuously withdraw liquor from thebottom ofthe receptacle and feed the liquor upward.-l

ly through a conduit 61 to pipes 62, 63, 64 and 65,V which extend around the four sides of the top of the receptacle. These pipes are provided with openings `therein adapted to directI the liquor downwardly as shown in Fig. 1 so thatit will impingeagainst and thoroughly permeate the fabric as the fabric is fed downwardly by the feed rollers and is guided back and fort-h across the receptacle by the pivoted sleeve 50. Y

, An' overflow pipe 70 is connected to the receptacle 10 and is adapted to conduct the liquor downwardly into the bottom of .the receptacle throughconduits 71 and 72.

The fabric is led from the .bottom layer supported on 'the shelves around idler rolrls or guide rods 7 through an opening 7.6 `in a bracket 77Y and through squeeze rolls .or wringer lrolls V'Z8 which squeeze out excess liquor from the fabric. V

ln the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. ,3, the shelf consists `of a flat plate 80 which is pivoted tothe twobrackets of the pair .of brackets and 'has a downwardly curved fouter end 81. The plate may he n formed of any desired material, such as metal or wood.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the supporting shelves for the materialin the keir or vat can be bodily adjusted vertically, it'being understood that both shelves will be supported at the same height. Thusthemateiial .can be submerged to the desired depth in the 4ke'irl Furthermore, the shelves can be pivotally adjusted to the .desired inclina-tion so as to facilitate the removal of t-he botton layer of material as. the material is fed out of the keir or vat by the feed rolls 78.V lVhen the material is heavy and the vweight of the material on the shelves -tends to unduly retard the withdrawal thereof, the Yshelves ycan "be inclined downwardly. On the other hand, with-light materials it may be desirable toadj ust theshelves to the horizontal position shown in Fig. 1.

Although certain speeie'embodiments of the invention Yhave been particularly shown and described, it will be imderstood that the invention is capable of modification and that changes in the construction and in the arrangement of the various cooperating parts may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, as Aezqressed in the `following claims.

What I claim is:

VV1. Apparatus of the character described comprising a receptacle, means for feeding material into said receptacle, and means for supporting the material in the receptacle, said Supporting means being pvotally and bodily adjnstablein said receptacle.-

2.. Apparatus .0f .the character described comprising a receptacle, means for feeding material into said receptacle., `and means for supporting the material in .the receptaclev7 means for withdrawing the material from the bottom layer in the receptacle, said supporting means being angular'ly adjustable and vertically adjustable.

3. Apparatus of the .character described comprising areceptacjle., means lfor feeding material into the receptacle, and Ymeans including shelves on opposite sides of the re ceptac'le for supporting the material in the receptacle, said Shelves having rollers mounted thereon. f

4- ,Apparatus of the character described comprising a receptacle, means for feeding material into thereceptaele, and means including angularly .adjustable Shelves for sapporting the material in the receptacle, said shelves 'having rollers .mounted thereon- 15.. .Apparatus ,of the Character described comprslng a receptacle., 'means for feeding materia-lint@ tliereceptacle, and means cluc'lng vertically and angulaflv .adjustable Shelves for support' g .tle material .the receptacle., said .helveshaving rollers mount.-

el fhereor- Y6.. Apparatus. of the .Character .deserbgl 'fiflo comprising a receptacle, means for feeding material into the receptacle, and means including shelves for supporting the material in the receptacle, said shelveshaving rollers mounted thereon and being bodily, vertically adjustable in the receptacle. l j 7. Apparatus of the character described comprising a receptacle, means for Withdrawing material from the receptacle, andvmeans in the receptacle intermediate the receiving anddelivery ends thereof Yfor supporting the material,l said means including shelves supported in the receptacle and `extending; to- Ward each other but spaced apart at their iny ner edges.

8. Apparatus of the character described comprising a receptacle, means for Withdrawing material from the receptacle, 4and means in the receptacle intermediate the receiving 20 and delivery ends thereof for supporting the material, said means including pivoted shelves supported in the receptacle and eX- tending toward each other but spaced apart at their inner edges.`

y9. Apparatus of the character described i.

comprising a receptacle, means forvvithdrawing material from kthe receptacle, fand means in the receptacle intermediate the receiving and delivery ends thereof for sup? porting the material, said means including shelves mounted 'on substantially horizontal pivots and movable from nonsupporting vertical position to substantially lhorizontalsupporting position, and means for supporting 35 said shelves in a plurality of positions'of adj ustment.

In Witness whereof, I Vhave hereunto set my hand this 31st day of July, 1928.V

40 WILLIAM L. CONRAD. 

